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Germans Barricade Streets As Yanks Besiege St. MaloBy HAL BOYLEner basins of the harbor.brapDiiclt;caBist«islt;Approaching St. Malo, Brittany, | CaPt- Callaghan, relating how j pcAug. 6—(Delayed)—(/P)— American infantry backed by tanks, artillery and dive bombers drove to within four miles of the center ofSt. Malo, ancient seagirt fortress often besieged in the middle ages but never taken, in a heavy attack this afternoon.The trapped nazi garrison fought from barricades under an armycommander who had ordered that ^or men and 15 came out and ^i « ^ i t » • « JLytu ccsome enemy troops gave up after I Lc army sound trucks broadcast the surrender ultimatum, said:3 Shot in Church.“One Russian lieutenant surrendered and told us he could get his platoon to come over if we let him go back. Lt. John D. Raikos of Indianapolis went forward with him. They took a truck along. The Russian lieutenant called outcoi ui|; so m balied(they battle until the last man but| the American by leaflets and | broadcasts served an ultimatum i demanding surrender, and hundreds were giving up in response.‘‘We took about 500 already and they are still coming in by the truckload,” said Master Sgt. Harry Brouhard, Indianapolis, Ind.Capt. William P. Callaghan,threw down their arms.”Chaeauneuf was largely defended by Russians impressed into German service who were surprised when the Americans came in by the rear road.Three nazis met death in a church, at the village of St. Pere, which they had been using as a sniper hideout., Washington, D. C., said the Ger- “°ur infantry came by and mans were reported to have barri- ! caught one in the steeple and twotaPisidlt;biN. C.caded the streets with tram cars, j *n ais^es* an^ shot them to wagons and anything else they i death in a gunfight,” said Corp. could find, and were set to make Herbert E. Matheson, of Newton,a street-by-street fight.Cheer for Allies.“We will fight on until the last man is killed—even if that man is myself,” the German commander told the garrison after waving side French civilian protests that his stand was hopeless in view of the overwhelming Allied strength massed around him.Shuttling Planes Hit Factory at Rahmeltcaj0iPtlirdosiMOSCOW.mAmericane tl Lheavy bombers from England with Mustang escorts attacked a ^Overnight the Germans ordered all French to leave the area around St. Malo and the neighboring towns of St. Servan and Parame.The roads were crowded by the lines of refugees, with handkerchiefs tied around their arms permitting them through the Allied |lines.Despite their own misery these people cheered hysterically for the advancing troops and some of • the men tried to share their last ; bottle of cider with the soldiers. i One refugee said the Germans 1 eastern ; in recent days had executed a . | number of French in St. Malo for l sabotage and shot four yesterday,OtherGerman aircraft factory yesterdayat Rahmel, 10 miles northwest ofthe Polish port of Gdynia, and landed on Russian bases without loss.Crews from the 8th airfarce flight reported excellent bombing results.tit]tfincluding one woman, refugees said the Germans hadAnti-aircraft fire was heavy at some points along the long route, but enemy fighters were encountered only in weak strength.The attack was the 20th operation in which American planes, have used Russian bases of thecommand. The first shuttle bombers landed in the soviet union June 2.at;nfji a r # i € 1 tGdynia, a city of 113,000, lies at the north end of the Polishprepared to blow up the four in- shells of this war fell there.corridor and some of the firstI 1 s t riJ
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Racine, Wisconsin, US
Mon, Aug 07, 1944
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